11:14 AM,
Oct. 29, 2013

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IndyCar driver JR Hildebrand thwarted a man's attempt to rob him Monday after noticing the gun in the suspect's hand appeared fake.

Hildebrand was walking his dog about 8 p.m. in the Meridian-Kessler neighborhood near 50th Street and Washington Boulevard, he told police, and watching a video on his cell phone when he heard someone approach him from behind. The racer turned to see a man pointing a "dark colored pistol" at him, according to an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department report.